FreeCandy44 wrote:Yes im a drummer...all I do is play 16th notes in a standard 4/4 time. I have 2 high hats, one by the snare with a drop clutch and one by the lower floor tom. Playing the floor tom hat makes it easier to play simply cause you don't have to cross your arms. It sounds harder then what it is truthfully.

FreeCandy44 wrote:Rob Zombie puts on a hell of a good show. That and Mastodon is very good and all...but no way would I attend this show. And coincidentally ive been trying to find ticket prices for Pearl Jam in Pgh for 20 minutes and still can't find crap. If someone could post prices....well that would be swell.

I don't know what the gen public prices will be. I'm in Ten Club and our prices are about $70/per. Those are floor seats or 100 level. Interestingly, they are doing GA for the front half of the floor, on the whole tour.

And yes, the new song is killer. There are a ton of things I like about it, but an overlooked one may be the backing vocals. Some pretty melodious backup for such a punky track.

Actually one of our favorite things to do is to "fix" songs like this by making them into hard rock tunes. We do it with Rolling in the Deep by Adele and Bad Romance by Lady Gaga. This isn't a bad idea at all...

FreeCandy44 wrote:Yes im a drummer...all I do is play 16th notes in a standard 4/4 time. I have 2 high hats, one by the snare with a drop clutch and one by the lower floor tom. Playing the floor tom hat makes it easier to play simply cause you don't have to cross your arms. It sounds harder then what it is truthfully.

Drummer here, can confirm.

Our drummer is good but he's not a metal guy. When I was drumming I was able to play Battery but I haven't drummed in years

Picked up the new Rob Zombie album and listened to it driving work to get ready for tomorrow. All I have to say is "wow". His past 3 albums have been sub-par, but this one is awesome. Just a fun album with heavy riffs and really enjoyable. Definitely pick it up.

PensFanInDC wrote:Really? Are you a drummer? Cause....it is. That's constant 36th notes on the double bass. It takes quite a bit of skill to pull it off.

Yeah....that's fast.....

This isn't all that fast. I'm not sure if you are limiting this conversation to particular styles of metal but there are MUCH faster drummers out there, namely This and I'm sure there are even faster technical quys out there. Gene Hoglan routinely plays faster than Lars and he is only 4 years younger than Ulrich!

GSdrums87 wrote:I've been drumming for 16 years, the double bass is the weakest part of my set, so it always blows my mind when dudes can kick like that.

I've been a "drummer" for almost that length of time and always had a double pedal. I've only just now started to get better with constant double kicks after a good year of longer distance jogging. Muscle control is everything! One of my favorites to jam to is Terminal Diety. Not fast, but it is enough to keep your chops up. Honestly, a great investment is one of those practice pad stations. Hook up your double kick pedal and practice for hours without bothering anyone.

GSdrums87 wrote:I've been drumming for 16 years, the double bass is the weakest part of my set, so it always blows my mind when dudes can kick like that.

I've been a "drummer" for almost that length of time and always had a double pedal. I've only just now started to get better with constant double kicks after a good year of longer distance jogging. Muscle control is everything! One of my favorites to jam to is Terminal Diety. Not fast, but it is enough to keep your chops up. Honestly, a great investment is one of those practice pad stations. Hook up your double kick pedal and practice for hours without bothering anyone.

Yeah, my biggest issue has always been endurance. I can go for a bit, but I mostly use them for making more fills throughout my playing. My roommate is NUTS at it, best heavy metal drummer I know personally. He always says "If we could put my feet with your hands and creativity, it'd be an amazing drummer." We have our sets in the basement facing each other and do some funny exchanges.